19 U.s.c. 1433

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§ 1434

TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES

§ 1433. Report of arrival of vessels, vehicles, and
aircraft
(a) Vessel arrival
(1) Immediately upon the arrival at any port
or place within the United States or the Virgin
Islands of—
(A) any vessel from a foreign port or place;
(B) any foreign vessel from a domestic port;
(C) any vessel of the United States carrying
foreign merchandise for which entry has not
been made; or
(D) any vessel which has visited a hovering
vessel or received merchandise while outside
the territorial sea;
the master of the vessel shall report the arrival
at the nearest customs facility or such other
place as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations.
(2) The Secretary may by regulation—
(A) prescribe the manner in which arrivals
are to be reported under paragraph (1); and
(B) extend the time in which reports of arrival must be made, but not later than 24
hours after arrival.
(b) Vehicle arrival
(1) Vehicles may arrive in the United States
only at border crossing points designated by the
Secretary.
(2) Except as otherwise authorized by the Secretary, immediately upon the arrival of any vehicle in the United States at a border crossing
point, the person in charge of the vehicle shall—
(A) report the arrival; and
(B) present the vehicle, and all persons and
merchandise (including baggage) on board, for
inspection;
to the customs officer at the customs facility
designated for that crossing point.
(c) Aircraft arrival
The pilot of any aircraft arriving in the
United States or the Virgin Islands from any
foreign airport or place shall comply with such
advance notification, arrival reporting, and
landing requirements as the Secretary may by
regulation prescribe.
(d) Presentation of documentation
The master, person in charge of a vehicle, or
aircraft pilot shall present, or transmit pursuant to an electronic data interchange system, to
the Customs Service such information, data,
documents, papers, or manifests as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe.
(e) Prohibition on departures and discharge
Unless otherwise authorized by law, a vessel,
aircraft or vehicle after arriving in the United
States or Virgin Islands may, but only in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary—
(1) depart from the port, place, or airport of
arrival; or
(2) discharge any passenger or merchandise
(including baggage).
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 433, 46 Stat. 711;
Pub. L. 99–570, title III, § 3112, Oct. 27, 1986, 100
Stat. 3207–80; Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 652, Dec.
8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2209; Pub. L. 106–476, title I,
§ 1452(a)(1), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2167.)

PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 433, 42
Stat. 951. That section was superseded by section 433 of
act June 17, 1930, comprising this section, and repealed
by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
R.S. § 2774, requiring a report of arrival, and a further
report in the form of a manifest, and imposing a penalty for violations was superseded by act Sept. 21, 1922,
ch. 356, title IV, § 433, 42 Stat. 951, and repealed by section 642 of that act.
R.S. § 2772, relative to report and entry by the master
of every vessel, bound to a port of delivery; section
2775, requiring a special report by the master of any
vessel having on board distilled spirits or wines; and
section 2832, relative to report of arrival of vessels proceeding to the ports of Natchez or Vicksburg, were also
repealed by section 642 of the act of Sept. 21, 1922, ch.
356.
AMENDMENTS
2000—Subsec. (a)(1)(C). Pub. L. 106–476 struck out
‘‘bonded merchandise, or’’ before ‘‘foreign merchandise’’.
1993—Subsec. (a)(1)(D). Pub. L. 103–182, § 652(1), added
subpar. (D).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–182, § 652(2), substituted
‘‘present, or transmit pursuant to an electronic data
interchange system, to the Customs Service such information, data,’’ for ‘‘present to customs officers such’’.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–182, § 652(3), amended subsec.
(e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as
follows: ‘‘Unless otherwise authorized by law, a vessel,
aircraft, or vehicle may, after arriving in the United
States or the Virgin Islands—
‘‘(1) depart from the port, place, or airport of arrival; or
‘‘(2) discharge any passenger or merchandise (including baggage);
only in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
Secretary.’’
1986—Pub. L. 99–570 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, section read as follows: ‘‘Within twenty-four hours after the arrival of any vessel from a foreign port or place, or of a foreign vessel from a domestic port, or of a vessel of the United States carrying
bonded merchandise, or foreign merchandise for which
entry has not been made, at any port or place within
the United States at which such vessel shall come to,
the master shall, unless otherwise provided by law, report the arrival of the vessel at the nearest customhouse, under such regulations as the Commissioner of
Customs may prescribe.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–476, except as otherwise
provided, applicable with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or
after the 15th day after Nov. 9, 2000, see section 1471 of
Pub. L. 106–476, set out as a note under section 58c of
this title.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the United States Customs Service of the
Department of the Treasury, including functions of the
Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and
557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department
of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section
542 of Title 6.

§ 1434. Entry; vessels
(a) Formal entry
Within 24 hours (or such other period of time
as may be provided under subsection (c)(2) of